Wasit Governorate
Wasit Governorate
محافظة واسط | |
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Kut | |
| Governor | Mohammed Jameel al-Miyahi |
| Area | |
• Total | 17,153 km2 (6,623 sq mi) |
| Population (2015)[1] | |
• Total | 1,149,059 |
| ISO 3166 code | IQ-WA |
| HDI (2021) | 0.656[2] medium |
Wasit Governorate (
. Wasit city was abandoned after the Tigris shifted course.History
The ancient Sumerian city-state of Der is located near the town of Badra.
The governorate experienced heavy fighting in the Iran–Iraq War, specifically the Battle of the Marshes.
During the
Iraq spring fighting of 2004, the Mahdi Army briefly took control of the capital Kut, from April 6 to April 16, before being defeated by US forces.
Demographics
The population is approximately 1,450,000. The majority are
As of 2007, the unemployment rate is 10% and the poverty rate 35%.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. | ||
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| 1977 | 415,100 | — | ||
| 1987 | 564,670 | +3.13% | ||
| 1997 | 783,614 | +3.33% | ||
| 2009 | 1,150,079 | +3.25% | ||
| 2018 | 1,378,723 | +2.04% | ||
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| Source: Citypopulation[4] | ||||
Provincial government
Districts
References
- ^ a b c "Wassit Governorate Profile" (PDF). NGO Coordination Committee for Iraq (NCCI). December 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
- ^ "IAU - Iraq Information Portal (WASSIT)". www.iau-iraq.org. Archived from the original on 2015-07-11.
- ^ "Population of Governorates". City Population.
- ^ Mohammed, Layla (1 February 2015). "New governor of Wasit assumes responsibility". Iraqi News. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
- ^ Bullinger, James (November 2006). "Al-Aziziyah Primary Healthcare Clinic Opening Holds Hope for Iraqi People" (PDF). Southern Views. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
External links
- Iraq Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit Reports, Maps and Assessments of Iraq's Governorates from the UN Inter-Agency Information & Analysis Unit
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